| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Emery Kasper hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 29-27 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Gregory Blackshire steals it from Jeremy Lacroix | 29-27 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Emery Kasper banks in the layup set up by Gregory Blackshire | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace banks in the layup and he's hacked by Gregory Blackshire - foul #2 on Gregory Blackshire, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace misses the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Gregory Blackshire steals the ball from Abraham Williams | 31-29 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Richard Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Blackshire swats the short shot by Abraham Williams | 31-32 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Richard Smith, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Emery Kasper loses the ball out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG) Alberto Esposito | |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:42 | Dayton | Emery Kasper hits a runner near the basket set up by Richard Smith and he's fouled by Ronnie Lambert - foul #2 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 15:42 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bill Pace | 33-35 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford scores on a turnaround from the left block | 33-37 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronnie Lambert and he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha (C) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Richard Smith, Ted Thornton, Emery Kasper | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lacroix | 36-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Erickson - foul #2 on Robert Erickson, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Emery Kasper (PF) Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Abraham Williams steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford connects on the shot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams knocks in the shot in the paint | 40-39 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | David Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Emery Kasper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Emery Kasper steals it from Gary Galusha | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Galusha (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Emery Kasper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) David Baker, Bill Pace, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF), Boris Cylkowski (C) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper, Jeffery Bluford | |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Jeremy Lacroix | 40-45 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix dunks the ball | 42-45 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Richard Smith buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Erickson | 42-47 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-47 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Robert Erickson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Ted Thornton tips it home | 44-49 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix can't throw it down | 44-49 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Ted Thornton grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Ronnie Lambert is called for the reach on Alberto Esposito - foul #3 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF) Jeremy Lacroix | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Richard Smith, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson, Boris Cylkowski | |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe double dribbles | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Brewer and he's hacked by Emery Kasper - foul #2 on Emery Kasper, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG) Alberto Esposito | |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Emery Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Bill Pace (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Richard Smith, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is hacked by Ted Thornton - foul #1 on Ted Thornton, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG) David Baker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson | |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Bluford denies the turnaround by Jeremy Lacroix | 46-49 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Emery Kasper gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Emery Kasper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ronnie Lambert (PF) Marco Costa, Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Richard Smith, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson | |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire connects on the jump hook in the paint | 46-51 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 49-51 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Blackshire | 49-54 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Galusha - foul #2 on Gary Galusha, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Abraham Williams (PF) Jeremy Lacroix, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | David Baker scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Brewer | 51-56 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Robert Erickson is fouled on the floor by Abraham Williams - foul #1 on Abraham Williams, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Richard Brewer, Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Alberto Esposito, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Ronnie Lambert is called for the reach on Jeffery Bluford - foul #4 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Erickson (PF) Emery Kasper | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe is hacked by Ulysses Loftin - foul #1 on Ulysses Loftin, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Gregory Blackshire, Jeffery Bluford | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SF) Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton, Emery Kasper | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Abraham Williams (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Marco Costa, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams can't throw it down | 53-58 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Erickson | 53-58 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Bluford swats the short shot by Abraham Williams | 53-58 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #1 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Emery Kasper (PF) Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams tips it home | 55-60 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-60 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Dayton | David Baker is called for the reach on Gregory Blackshire in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Baker, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix blows the layup | 55-62 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Emery Kasper is hacked by Jeremy Lacroix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe is fouled in the backcourt by David Baker - foul #4 on David Baker, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Emery Kasper | 58-66 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #3 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | David Baker's pass is intercepted by Emery Kasper | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 58-68 |